| NAME |
EXAMPLES |
COMMENTS |
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| Dry heat |
Hot Bead Sterilizer |
Rapid means to re-sterilize instruments |
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Contact time < 10 secs |
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Preferable to liquid disinfectants |
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Instruments must be clean prior to use |
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Instruments must be cooled before contacting tissue |
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| Chlorine |
Chlorox™ (sodium hypochlorite) |
Corrosive |
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Clidox™ (chlorine dioxide) |
Presence of organic matter reduces activity |
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Chlorine dioxide must be fresh (<14 days) |
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Kills vegetative organisms within 3 minutes |
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Instrument must be rinsed with sterile or saline water |
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prior to tissue contact |
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| Chlorhexidine |
Nolvasan™ |
Presence of blood does not interfer with activity |
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Hibiclens™ |
Rapidly bactericidal and persistent |
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Effective against many viruses |
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Instrument must be rinsed with sterile water or saline |
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prior to tissue contact |
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